The Great Apostasy: Blaspheming The Holy Ghost
*If your church does not preach about “Eternal Hell” and the “Eternal Lake of Fire,” where the unsaved will spend eternity, it is an Apostate Church.
*If your church does not preach “Jesus Christ” as the one and only door to eternal life and “Eternal Heaven,” then your church is an Apostate Church.
*The NIV translation is a conditioner for turning the church world into the Whore Church of Revelation chapter seventeen. It is not a translation but a transliteration of Scripture.
*Rock Music and Romance Contemporary Music is a destroyer of the great truths of the Holy Bible and is usually one of the first signs of the Apostate Church spirit.
APOSTASY is the blaspheming of the Holy Ghost and cannot be forgiven. Let’s make sure this is Biblical. Apostle Paul is the New Testament writer, who by the Holy Ghost, taught us the truth concerning the “The Great Falling Away.” The words, “Falling Away,” was from a Greek word, “Apostasia,” which Paul used. The norm of this rendering is “Apostasion,” which means divorcement. An “Apostate” person has been divorced from the truth and cannot return. They are lost forever. Let’s read the Holy Ghost’s words for this awesome truth, “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall ‘fall away,’ to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame” (Hebrews 6:4-6). I emphasized “fall away” because that represents “Apostasia.” Paul is showing us that when someone apostatizes they are lost forever. We are not talking about a backslider but an apostate. A backslider can come back to Christ but an apostate cannot. It you are in a church that is apostatizing, get out quick. If you stay, you will be judged with them.
NEXT WEEK; “Perverting The Bible: Blaspheming The Holy Ghost.” Order free gifts: “What Ever Happened To Hell” and “Apostasy, Lost Forever.”
Cees
Thank you brother. You are a blessing for me, every time.
Bill Scudder
If a person was truly saved and falls away– If they shall “Fall Away”, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh.
They are still saved and will come back. Christ was crucified once and cannot not be crucified again.
Hinneo Ninnio
Why do all the experts and critics languish with their KJV while the church goes “apostate” with the NIV? Why have they not crafted an easy to read English language “Textus Receptus” version? There is no copyright on the KJV so they can at least update it if they cared enough about it… As far as music goes no music is evil itself. It is not the style of music that is important, but the spirit behind it. What is in the heart of the musician is what is projected through it. The sound is neutral by itself and all music is a gift from God… Blaspheming the Holy Ghost is not apostasy, apostasy is correctable, whereas blasphemy is the final refusal to be saved when visited by the Holy Ghost.
Patricia Hagemann
Amazing teaching, The Word of God is true on this topic and I totally agree!!! Will post it on my Facebook… ty
melvin meyers
Chambers I think you many be Blaspheming the Holy Glost by saying the NIV word of God is not the Word of God. For the King James Bible not perfect ether. Jesus is not the english name for Yahushua. Joshua real Hebrew name is Yahushua just as Yahushua real name is. Your jesus is easter good friday, christmas. Yahushua was born on the Feast of Tabernacles, celebrated Passover and rose on First Fruits. So your jesus who teaches you to keep being pagan is not of the word so you have no salvation. Yahushua the true one who died on the cross on Passover and raised on First fruit is our salvation. And no other name are we saved by. No-matter how many times you try to change it.
Lynwood
to Bill if they fall away they crucify Jesus again and they are gone–can they go to the
cross with a repentent heart —a good question Judas reconized Jesus as the son of GOD and
the son of David and he was lost in the end result
Ed Wood
Hello Pastor Joseph.
I have posted here before my opinion as to the various translations of the Bible giving examples where the NIV, RSV and even the King James versions don’t always use the best renderings of the original languages into English. This is why a good Concordance containing a Hebrew and Greek dictionary like Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance is strongly recommended. Myself, I choose the KJV as my benchmark. It really is the best (though not perfect) English translation from which I compare other versions.
As to the Apostate church, I have already covered my “adventures” with the Episcopal Church here as well. I’ll just briefly summarize that by 2007 after a battle lasting several years with lay and clergy leaders alike, I knew it was time to leave this unrepentant church and their “Mother Jesus,” pluralistic salvation, and homosexual accepting doctrines to its fate.
The problem is, this doctrinal error has become almost universal in the Protestant Church today, very much in my mind as if all of them are infected with with the same disease from the same source – Satan himself. Without the presence of the Holy Spirit in these churches, they lack the spiritual discernment to “immunize” them from this affliction.
My advice is: If you are currently a member of such a church, it is time to get out – TODAY – because a lie repeated often enough begins to sound like the truth.
Not to mention that one day you might just have to explain to God why you didn’t leave even though you knew they were wrong!
Keith Black
WHEN THE CHURCHES CRASH
Dear Joe Chambers,
You are right about the FALLING AWAY in the churches. The apostle Paul warned about this great spiritual collapse, when he said “There shall come a falling away first first, then the man of sin shall come”. How bad is the collapse in the churches? Suppose the stock values on the stock markets were TIED DIRECTLY TO THE SPIRITUAL CONDITIONS IN THE CHURCH, HOW FAR WOULD THE STOCKS FALL-AWAY IN A GREAT CRASH, WHEN THE CHURCH MAKES ITS BIG FALL-AWAY? Lets call the church CHRISTIANITY INCORPORATED. THE DOW WHICH IS ABOUT AT 12,000 NOW, WOULD REALLY DROP VERY HARD IN A GREAT CRASH MUCH MORE SEVERE THAN THE 1929 STOCK CRASH OR THE 1987 CRASH. It goes like this The falling away happens at last. CHRISTIANITY INCORPORATED CRASHES DOWN 95%, CAUSING THE DOWN TO FALL AWAY FROM 12,000 TO ABOUT 500. STOCKS WIPEED OUT. It is the GREAT SPIRITUAL COLLAPSE that the bible warns of. Most denominations have already crashed. The Methodists have crashed (though a few independent Methodists remain standing). The Presbyterians crashed (except for independents). The Episcopal Church collapsed spiritually. The Lutherans have crashed. Just about all the other mainline denominations have crashed spiritualy. There are still some SMALL INDEPENDENT CHURCHES OF EACH TYPE THAT HAVE NOT GONE UNDER. It is the big denominatios that are collapsing spiritually. The only big denominations that have not crashed yet are the Conservative Southern Baptists and the Pentecostals. Then the last big denominations crash, there will be NOTHING LEFT TO HOLD BACK DISASTER AND JUDGEMENT FROM GOD. THAT WIL PULL THE PLUG AND CAUSE A SOCIAL COLLAPSE IN OUR SOCIETY. So it is quite possible that the crash in the churches could also cause the severe crash of the stock market. Just about every crashed denomiation now endorse gay marriage and gay clergy. They support a lot of other liberal-left stuff. The reason why the Baptist and Pentacostals have survived is because they are still CONSERVATIVES that follow the CONSERVATIVE KING JESUS, who is morally conservative. When the Baptist and Pentacostal denominations start endorsing liberal causes such as gays, abortions, POLITICLAL CORRECTNES (POLITICAL CORRUPTNESS REALLY), then the last big denominations will have crashed. By then there will only be small independent churches left that hold the values of Jesus. Those are the Philadelphia Churches. The big ones are of the CHURCH OF LAODICEA. LAODICEA IS THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES IN REVELATION 17&18. The Jesus of the Liberals is not the Jesus of the bible. The liberals Jesus is KARL MARX WITH A ROBE ON. Most of the denominatios have already crashed spritually. We are now in a SPIRITUAL GREAT DEPRESSION.
The SPIRITUAL GREAT DEPRESSION IS NOW HERE.
Sincerly,
Keith Black
Ed Branch
I know of churches that once were Bible preaching gospel churches, but now no longer warn
of a literal hell. The primary focus now is a positive message and contemporary music. Hymn
books and the KJV Bible are no longer allowed. The interesting part is these same churches
would not even exist if the founders had not preached the gospel and worshipped with the
faithful hymns and Christ honoring music. The current generation has taken what the old
pioneers worked to establish and have introduced a new Jesus, a new Bible and a false
anointing. I would say apostasy has set-in and they don’t even know it. The “master of
deceit” has taken his prey. I am saddened because I know many of these people. I’m praying
that some will wake-up before it is too late. Some are starting to question the counterfeit.
Brother Chambers I always appreciate your insight. Let the scoffers howl!
Dennis
In the discussion of the NIV you stated that this version was a transliteration/dynamic equivance translation. But those are not the same thing. Transliteration would be like the word Sheol from the Hebrew into English. It is a letter by letter rendering from one language into another. Neither the “formal equivalence” method of translation (KJV) or the “functional” or “dynamic equivalence” method (NIV) as methods of translation are wrong. The original Scriptures were in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek and have to be put in our language. The defense of the King James Version as the infallible translation is simply not correct. I still love the KJV. One instance of the KJV that is not the best translation is Acts 12:4 “Easter”. The Greek word is pascha (transliterated) but the word means Passover. That is also from the Textus Receptus and not the Majority text. Also in the matter of Sheol, it is translated grave in some places and death in others – in the KJV. Gen 37:35 – grave and Deut 32:22 it is hell. The Hebrew in both instances is sheol.
Dan
For those who like to investigate scripture and different translations; Checkout Malachi 2:15. The KJV and NASB use the word residue and remnant respectively. The meaning and context behind these two words is completely lost with the NIV. Also notice that the NASB capitalizes Spirit while the KJV does not. Is a capital ‘S’ appropriate in this passage? Now consider that this passage is from the Old Testament, and has at its heart, the true nature of a relationship with God; the Holy Spirit. Also notice in the surrounding verses that Malachi is talking about our temple as an analogy to the physical temple of old days, with a big emphasis on sin in the family. This is one of my favorite passages, because it pretty much sums-up, in a few verses, 90% of the root, doctrinal issues with the churches of today.
The Holy Spirit is not something new that only ‘Christians’ or believers are privy to. It has been available since Adam for all people. I believe that the understanding that was lost from this passage in Malachi is typical of the basic doctrinal issue with the churches today and one of the root causes of the Apostasy.
Thanks for all the stimulating conversation.
DAN
Mike Roodt
My dear friends, while I agree that the church at large is in a state of apostasy & while I agree that Jesus spoke of a literal place called Hell it is reserved for those who reject God & the way of salvation that He has provided, for there is only one way to the Father & that is through His only Son. However Jesus Himself confirms that He will lose none that the Father has given Him (John 6:39)
These are the plain words of Jesus. If a text contradicts this it is our interpretation of that text that is at fault. Once “born again” it is impossible to become “unborn again” it would make our great & wonderful Saviour “unfaithful” & this He definitely is not even in spite of our unfaithfulness He always remains faithful & He has promised to bring to completion every work that He has started. My friends if you are not 100% sure of your salvation you cannot be saved, for your trust is then misplaced & is not in the One who has died for you & paid the penalty for your sin. Your hope & trust must rest solely in Him & in nothing else. The great king David “fell away” for a period & it was not a short period either. Did the Father turn His back on him? Will He turn His back on any of His children? I would strongly suggest He will not & the interpretation of the text quoted is thus incorrect. He is faithful to the end praise His name forever.
MARK SMYTH
Dear brother JR, those who have written above have made it clear about the NIV versus the KJV but let me be more blunt for those thick of head. There is no perfectly translated bible. Many Hebrew words are not properly translated in any bible. The fact is, the NIV makes it very clear the Jesus was cut off in the middle of the week and was on the cross, Wednesday, the preperation day to the passover. Passover the week that Jesus died was on Thursday. It cannot be misunderstood if only the words in the bible are used to explain it. The NIV makes it clear as it refers to passover as the “special sabbath.” I know the NIV is not perfect, i have used 3 bibles on a normal basis for bible study to help me understand the KJV. Another very poor example of understanding is the translation of the immersion of baptism in the KJV. We know it is the Hebrew word “mikvah” which literally translated directly into english means “immersion”. The KJV falls down when it comes to this point that millions of Christians have a distorted understanding of baptism. Any bible that explains the most important tenants of the Christian belief, is not to be attacked as lesser than another version that muddles through and leaves the reader unsure of it proper and correct meaning. Any pastor that uses the word “easter” or has
an “easter service” is teaching about the ishtar goddess fertility religion. There is no such thing as “good Friday” as it teaches against the direct words of the bible, when Jesus was “cut off in the middle of the week”, on “preparation day”, the day before passover. For many years, instead of “easter” services, i have challenged pastors to have passover services on the “correct days”. Brother, you are held to a higher standard than the rest of the flock. I love your dedication, but you need to get it right. Teach only the word and not the good Friday that the church of Rome started teaching about 460 years ago. You will be blessed if you do.
DEAR MARK,
WOW!!!!! You need to get excited Mark. I’m sorry you have been mislead about the NIV mistranslation. I have preached for many years that Jesus was crucified on Wedneday and raised after sundown on Saturday or to speak Jewish, early Sunday.
We be friends!!!!!!
Joseph R. Chambers
dolly ellington
Dear Lord, all this has given me a headache. I am going to keep reading my KJV Bible and keep trusting in the Lord. As for church I don’t go anymore, cannot find one that the music is not rock and roll. As my husband has said if he wanted to hear rock and roll we would go to a Pink Floyd concert. Keep on keeping on Bro. Joseph.